Digital modeling programs in the Design Process

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Permalink Reply by Nigel Gough on September 7, 2011 at 10:28pm

 

I am using a wide range of digital programs these days in my practice.

Depending on the project I tend to use them a all stages of my workflow.

 

However the real mainstays of my office, particularly when I am doing any sort of hybrid presentation style combining digital and traditional media is Rhino 4 for any sort of 3D modelling, and Photoshop CS  for any digital painting work.

Relevant Links

 

http://www.aaai.org.au/Rhino4      ( AAAI Software Review.)

 

http://www.rhino3d.com/

 

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html

 

That being said i don't think any software program is perfect for every situation and every designer.

I find you have to take the time to experiement and find what work for you as an individual.

Also I would caution agianst over investing in hardware and software, blink your eyes and there is always some new idea coming down the pipe.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by David Mourré on December 19, 2011 at 1:54am

As already mentioned, I think we should use all the techniques at our disposal.

I use hand made marker, with the 3D Sketchup and 3dsmax and editing software such as Photoshop and Piranesi.
The key is not the tool but what you are doing.
 

 I'm not an illustrator, just landscaper.

David

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Hillis on January 1, 2012 at 11:13am

For a digital modeling program I use Revit because it can be leveraged the furthest.  I rarely us SketchUp even though it is simple it cannot be  leveraged as far.  I also use Piranesi but they are having difficulty getting the Revit plugin to work and I don't know their longevity, they seem to be on hold.

I also use Sktechbook Pro, Sketchbook Designer, PS, Painter, and ArtRage as well as markers and pencils.

If I was hiring, Revit is a must, followed by the rest.  The Workflow is getting more digital and with the Wacom tablet it probably is as efficient, if not more than paper.  The learning curve is just higher.

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Permalink Reply by Joshua Jones on January 3, 2012 at 4:56pm

 

I have been out of school for several months, but I frequently used, and still do even now at work, SketchUp in my design process.  After a good bit of sketching and other manual explorations (i.e. sketch models, constructs, etc...)  I often employ SketchUp to quickly commit the idea to a virtual reality and explore scale issues and proportions. In the production of design graphics, or presentation renderings, i find my workflows typically jumping between hand-drawn, SketchUp, and 3D Studio Max. Max is my program of choice (as 9opposed to REVIT or Rhino) for rendering and more realistic digital perspectives - coupled with Adobe Photoshop of course.  Lately, as a professional, REVIT comes into play after these steps and during the schematic design phase because I work at a Design/Build architecture firm. We even find ourselves exporting out of REVIT, back to SketchUp to resolve design issues and do some "digital thinking". So then my answer is: I use digital modeling programs, at the beginning, during, and end of Designing

 

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